Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School

Overview

Pupils are “proud of their school” and feel “valued and well cared for” in a setting where they “achieve well across the curriculum.” The report highlights a “broad and ambitious curriculum” with strong staff knowledge, resulting in high expectations being met by most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “broad and ambitious,” making clear what pupils should know from early years to Year 6.
• Staff have improved their knowledge and skills, presenting information clearly and designing “appropriate activities to teach the intended knowledge.”
• Reading is prioritised from Reception, with staff skilfully delivering phonics and promptly addressing gaps in pupils’ knowledge.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively, with staff making skilled adaptations so they “fully access the same curriculum content as their peers.”
• Pupils demonstrate “positive attitudes to their learning,” concentrating for extended periods and following school rules sensibly.

Areas to improve

• In a “small number of subjects,” assessment systems are not as effective, meaning the school does not always know how securely pupils are learning important content.
• Some aspects of the personal development programme are “less well developed,” leaving some pupils with a “limited understanding of diversity and of fundamental British values.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”